The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-06

during pefio OF hye years a. q men-
Der OF the Austro- Hungarian legation,
let me assure you, Mr.. President, that
my relations with the Government Of
the United States will always be in
spi'ed by the feelings OF personal gym.
patty originating from the recollection
Of my previous Official intercourse
with this government.
To which the President replied:
Mr. MIHnsrKR-I have much pleas
urs in receiving from your hsnds the
credentials you bsar, ard to bid you
we'come Sc Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary OF his Impe-
rial and Royal Apostolic Nj ssty. 1t
Is particularly agreeable when, as 10
your case. enc who, by long Official re-
sidence In our midst and association
with our government and people, has
acquired knowledge of the country
and its affairs, and has moreover
formed here ties OF personal friend
ship, returns alter the lapse OF years,
promoted in the honorable service Of
his government. Your sympathy, no
less than your experience, will respond
aud aid the earnest desire and con-
slant effort Of myself aud nv associates
in government TO maintain aud
strengthen the traditional relations OF
smity between the two countries.
THE PRKsDENT INTERVIEWED ON THU
LAND cURsTI N.
The Washington correspondent of
the Herald sends the following account
OF an interview he bhd with the Presi-
dent yesterday: said to the Presi-
dent, "Mr. Cleveland, there seems to
be good deal OF interest in this land
question just now"
Yes" was his quick answer, land
very properly, l think. IL is one OF
the live questions of the day, and Ger.
iainly one OF the most important"
The railroad corporations appear
to 10 somewhat gcsedy," | suggested.
"Weil," he said, "a railroad corpora.
ton should have its legal rights no
more, no less. Bat the people should
have their rights also. When q real
settler--I don't mean a mere land
spectator, but farmer who builds
his little house end sets about the im.
provement OF the acres on which he
has settled-when such q man has
legally taken possession oil his 100
acres he ought TO feel that
the government Is behind him. He
hiss a right 10 feel that way, and, 30
for as lhis adm nistiation ia concerned,
1t 10 clearly the friend OF the people.
While as matter OF course the ad-
ministrstion will project the lawful
rights OF a corporation, as well as
these Of the people, still l think 1t
should be specially jealous OF the
rights OF the farmers and the working
claHe will go even further than
that, aud say that II by any construc-
ton OF the law O seeming Injustice is
done " the humblest farmer 10 the
farlhest uoiner OF the land then the
Law oulht 70 be changed and changed
at once. i am oi the people. l be-
lieve in the people, and l stand by
them and with them-frst, last and
all the time"
DIRECTORS or THE UNION PACIFIC.
The President today apr slnted the
following government directors OF the
Upion Pacific Railroad Company.
Frederick X. Ooudert, OF New York;
Franklin Mac Weigh, of Chicago; Alex
andsr Haskell, OF Columbia, 8. O.;
Marcus A. Hanna, of Cleveland, Ohio,
and James w. Savage, Of Omaha,
Neb, all resppointed, their toimer
terms having expired. The President
also appointed Fred J. Banding, Of
81. CIoix Falls, Wis, to be register OF
the land ONCE al that placs, vics Mich
aei Field, whose term expired, and
Henry Cornelius, OF Menasha, Wis,
to be reRister Of the land office at that
place, vice George W. Fay, term ex-
pred.
THE MoNoPoLIsFs WANT SHERMAN FIR
PREsIDRST
A special to the st. Louis Globe |
Democrat Bay9 that "the Democ a.ic |
journals are bothered very much over
the recent Southern trip Of Senator
Sherman, and they devote consider
able space to speculation in regard 10 |
his chances In 1883. 0ae Of the lead |
ing Sunday organs prints au interview
today with person whom it alleges
to be- one OF tho maDaRera OF the Re-
publicans in Ohio. He Ia quoted as
taying; The business interest wsnts
sherman. The national banks ia this
c0untry nIo power. There are about
1000 OF them, and they have s350,C00,-
600 In the peoples ! q 1ds. So earnest
are they in his favor, that l believe
they would ttsnd an assess
ment OF oae.fourth per cent.
to elect him. That would be al
most 100000. Then the great rail-
roads arc very fsvorably disposed
toward him. Ho would get the old
Grant following cold at the conven-
ton. He Is the only man Blaine
would ally help. The Shermans are
kinspsops Of Blaine, aud John Sher.
man supported him loyalty in 1884. |
While Sherman 10 somewhat close |
about money generally, he uses II |
with great libefality when there is |
really any great end TO be attained by |
doing e.. Summing up, Sherman
-3a!a have The railroad interest, the |
money interest, tho cd Grant follow
ing; he would be the Iesdusry lega-
tee OF Blaine; he would get the Penn. |
sylvania interest through Senator J. |
Donald Cameron, whose wife is one of |
Sh rman's iavorite nleces, and report |
says will be one Of his principal heirs;
in fact, l done know OF any serious OPP. |
puSiNluu uo WOulu ndNo.
DAMAGE DONE ny CUSTOMS oFEIoERs.
A resident Of chihuahua, Mexico,
recently complained to the Treasury |
Department Of dsmage to his effects |
caused by tho action of the customs
officers at El Paso, Tex, in opening
and exam lining packag scontsiuing the
same, on his arrival there in July last
en route 10 Europe via New York. In
acting on the case, Secretary Fairchild
says: without going into particu-
lars, the department has to say that
the government 10 not responsible for
any loss or injury occurring to i'm
ported merchandise (uoluding the
baggage Of passepgers), which has
been CAUSED by improper conduct or
laches on the part Of customs officers,
and besides, even II it were respoRsi-
Bile, there il no Augmentation from